82_FR_37193 82 FR 37042 - Notice of Availability of Treatment Evaluation Document for Aircraft Treatments for Certain Hitchhiking Pests

82 FR 37042 - Notice of Availability of Treatment Evaluation Document for Aircraft Treatments for Certain Hitchhiking Pests

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 151 (August 8, 2017)

Page Range37042-37043
FR Document2017-16676

We are advising the public that we have determined that it is necessary to immediately add to the Plant Protection and Quarantine Treatment Manual two new chemical treatments for targeting regulated pests in the cargo holds of aircraft. We have prepared a treatment evaluation document that describes the new treatment schedules and explains why we have determined that they are effective at neutralizing certain target pests. We are making the treatment evaluation document available to the public for review and comment.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 151 (Tuesday, August 8, 2017) 
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 151 (Tuesday, August 8, 2017)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-16676]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

[Docket No. APHIS-2016-0035]


Notice of Availability of Treatment Evaluation Document for 
Aircraft Treatments for Certain Hitchhiking Pests

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of availability and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: We are advising the public that we have determined that it is 
necessary to immediately add to the Plant Protection and Quarantine 
Treatment Manual two new chemical treatments for targeting regulated 
pests in the cargo holds of aircraft. We have prepared a treatment 
evaluation document that describes the new treatment schedules and 
explains why we have determined that they are effective at neutralizing 
certain target pests. We are making the treatment evaluation document 
available to the public for review and comment.

DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before 
October 10, 2017.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2016-0035.
     Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your comment to 
Docket No. APHIS-2016-0035, Regulatory Analysis and Development, PPD, 
APHIS, Station 3A-03.8, 4700 River Road Unit 118, Riverdale, MD 20737-
1238.
    Supporting documents and any comments we receive on this docket may 
be viewed at http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2016-
0035 or in our reading room, which is located in Room 1141 of the USDA 
South Building, 14th Street and Independence

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Avenue SW., Washington, DC. Normal reading room hours are 8 a.m. to 
4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, except holidays. To be sure someone 
is there to help you, please call (202) 799-7039 before coming.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. George Balady, Senior Regulatory 
Policy Specialist, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road, Unit 133, Riverdale, MD 
20737-1231; (301) 851-2240.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The regulations in 7 CFR chapter III are 
intended, among other things, to prevent the introduction or 
dissemination of plant pests and noxious weeds into or within the 
United States. Under the regulations, certain plants, fruits, 
vegetables, and other articles must be treated before they may be moved 
into the United States or interstate. The phytosanitary treatments 
regulations contained in part 305 of 7 CFR chapter III (referred to 
below as the regulations) set out standards for treatments required in 
parts 301, 318, and 319 of 7 CFR chapter III for fruits, vegetables, 
and other articles.
    In Sec.  305.2, paragraph (b) states that approved treatment 
schedules are set out in the Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ) 
Treatment Manual.\1\ Section 305.3 sets out the processes for adding, 
revising, or removing treatment schedules in the PPQ Treatment Manual. 
In that section, paragraph (b) sets out the process for adding, 
revising, or removing treatment schedules when there is an immediate 
need to make a change. The circumstances in which an immediate need 
exists are described in Sec.  305.3(b)(1). They are:
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    \1\ The Treatment Manual is available at http://www.aphis.usda.gov/import_export/plants/manuals/index.shtml or by 
contacting the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Plant 
Protection and Quarantine, Manuals Unit, 92 Thomas Johnson Drive, 
Suite 200, Frederick, MD 21702.
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     PPQ has determined that an approved treatment schedule is 
ineffective at neutralizing the targeted plant pest(s).
     PPQ has determined that, in order to neutralize the 
targeted plant pest(s), the treatment schedule must be administered 
using a different process than was previously used.
     PPQ has determined that a new treatment schedule is 
effective, based on efficacy data, and that ongoing trade in a 
commodity or commodities may be adversely impacted unless the new 
treatment schedule is approved for use.
     The use of a treatment schedule is no longer authorized by 
the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency or by any other Federal 
entity.
    In accordance with Sec.  305.3(b)(1), we are providing notice that 
we have determined that it is necessary to add two new treatments to 
the PPQ Treatment Manual: T409-a, a surface spray with deltamethrin 
4.75 percent active ingredient to mitigate the risk of Khapra beetle on 
aircraft; and T409-b-3, an aerosol spray with `1-Shot' treatment 
containing 2 percent d-phenothrin and 2 percent permethrin to mitigate 
the risk of Japanese beetle and other hitchhiking pests, except Khapra 
beetle, on aircraft.
    To accommodate the addition of treatment T409-b-3, we have 
redesignated treatment schedule T409-b as T409-b-1.
    The reasons for these additions to the treatment manual are 
described in detail in the treatment evaluation document (TED) we have 
prepared to support this action. The TED may be viewed on the 
Regulations.gov Web site or in our reading room (see ADDRESSES above 
for instructions for accessing Regulations.gov and information on the 
location and hours of the reading room). You may also request paper 
copies of the TED by calling or writing to the person listed under FOR 
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. Please refer to the subject of the TED 
when requesting copies.
    After reviewing the comments we receive, we will announce our 
decision regarding the new treatment schedules described in the TED in 
a subsequent notice. If we do not receive any comments, or the comments 
we receive do not change our determination that the proposed changes 
are effective, we will affirm these changes to the PPQ Treatment Manual 
and make available a new version of the PPQ Treatment Manual reflecting 
these changes. If we receive comments that cause us to determine that 
additional changes need to be made to one or more of the treatment 
schedules discussed above, we will make available a new version of the 
PPQ Treatment Manual that reflects the changes.

    Authority:  7 U.S.C. 7701-7772 and 7781-7786; 21 U.S.C. 136 and 
136a; 7 CFR 2.22, 2.80, and 371.3.

    Done in Washington, DC, this 2nd day of August 2017.
Michael C. Gregoire,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2017-16676 Filed 8-7-17; 8:45 am]
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37042 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 151 / Tuesday, August 8, 2017 / Notices not received a risk classification from regulating animal feed. The FDA has • Regions of negligible risk for BSE: the World Organization for Animal established regulations in 21 CFR part Costa Rica, Germany, Lithuania, Health (OIE) to request classification by 589 that prohibit mammalian protein in Mexico, Namibia, Romania, and Spain. APHIS. The other way is for APHIS to ruminant feed (which includes a Authority: 7 U.S.C. 1622 and 8301–8317; concur with the classification given to a ruminant-to-ruminant feed ban) and the 21 U.S.C. 136 and 136a; 31 U.S.C. 9701; 7 country by the OIE. use of tissues that have the highest risk CFR 2.22, 2.80, and 371.4. If the OIE has recognized a country as for carrying the BSE agent in all animal Done in Washington, DC, this 2nd day of either BSE negligible risk or BSE feed. These high risk cattle materials, August 2017. controlled risk, APHIS will seek known as specified risk materials Michael C. Gregoire, information to support our concurrence (SRM), include the brains and spinal Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant with the OIE classification. This cords from cattle 30 months of age and Health Inspection Service. information may be publicly available older. [FR Doc. 2017–16674 Filed 8–7–17; 8:45 am] information, or APHIS may request that To assess and monitor for compliance BILLING CODE 3410–34–P countries supply the same information with the feed ban, the FDA established given to the OIE. APHIS will announce the ruminant feed ban inspection in the Federal Register, subject to program and guidance to assist both the DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE public comment, its intent to concur FDA and State investigators. Feed mill with an OIE classification. and rendering plant inspections Animal and Plant Health Inspection In accordance with that process, we conducted since 1998 indicate a very Service published a notice 1 in the Federal high level of compliance with the feed Register on January 23, 2017 (82 FR [Docket No. APHIS–2016–0035] ban. Summaries of inspections can be 7786, Docket No. APHIS–2016–0092), in viewed on the FDA Web site at https:// which we announced our intent to Notice of Availability of Treatment www.fda.gov/AnimalVeterinary/ Evaluation Document for Aircraft concur with the OIE risk designations GuidanceComplianceEnforcement/ for seven regions. The OIE recognizes Treatments for Certain Hitchhiking ComplianceEnforcement/ Pests these regions as being of negligible risk BovineSpongiformEncephalopathy/ for BSE. We solicited comments on the ucm114507.htm. The FDA also AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health notice for 60 days ending on March 24, established a feed testing program in Inspection Service, USDA. 2017. We received one comment by that 2001. The FDA’s highest priority for ACTION: Notice of availability and date, from a private citizen. sample selection is given to finished request for comments. The commenter expressed concern products intended for ruminants, and that there is no process for verifying feed ingredients that may reasonably be SUMMARY: We are advising the public whether ruminant-to-ruminant feed expected to be later used in ruminant that we have determined that it is bans are effectively enforced. feed. necessary to immediately add to the As part of its risk assessment process, Plant Protection and Quarantine the OIE considers the likelihood that the The commenter also expressed Treatment Manual two new chemical BSE agent either could be introduced concern that products from cattle treatments for targeting regulated pests into or spread within a country through slaughtered at 36 months of age pose a in the cargo holds of aircraft. We have contaminated commodities, including health risk to consumers. prepared a treatment evaluation animal feed and feed ingredients. They The commenter is correct that certain document that describes the new consider both the production of bovine products and live cattle from treatment schedules and explains why processed animal proteins from specific countries with a higher risk of we have determined that they are domestic livestock, and the use of BSE release may carry BSE infectivity effective at neutralizing certain target imported processed animal proteins, and therefore present a health risk to pests. We are making the treatment animal feed, and feed ingredients when consumers if no measures are taken to evaluation document available to the assessing that risk. APHIS reviews mitigate that risk. For this reason, the public for review and comment. similar information before concurring OIE also describes specific requirements DATES: We will consider all comments with the OIE designation. for certain commodities originating from that we receive on or before October 10, Once recognized as either negligible regions of controlled and undetermined 2017. or controlled risk for BSE by the OIE, a risk. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments country must submit data on APHIS regulations require surveillance results and feed controls by either of the following methods: implementation of and compliance with • Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to for the previous 12 months annually to very similar requirements for both live http://www.regulations.gov/ maintain that status. If a country fails to bovines and bovine commodities in a #!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2016-0035. provide that data in a timely manner, or region before we concur with the OIE’s • Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: the data shows changes that increase the BSE risk designation. These Send your comment to Docket No. risk of BSE introduction or spread, the requirements mitigate the risk of APHIS–2016–0035, Regulatory Analysis country’s risk designation may be exposure to a negligible level. Therefore, and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station changed. In the event that a country’s countries with either controlled or 3A–03.8, 4700 River Road Unit 118, risk status is demoted by the OIE, undetermined risk statuses must asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with NOTICES Riverdale, MD 20737–1238. APHIS would also change its risk demonstrate that they have the authority Supporting documents and any designation for the country. to conduct oversight of the compliance Within the United States, the Food comments we receive on this docket with such requirements. may be viewed at http:// and Drug Administration (FDA) is the Therefore, in accordance with the www.regulations.gov/ Federal agency responsible for regulations in § 92.5, we are announcing #!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2016-0035 or 1 To view the notice and the comment we our decision to concur with the OIE risk in our reading room, which is located in received, go to http://www.regulations.gov/ classifications of the following Room 1141 of the USDA South #!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2016-0092. countries: Building, 14th Street and Independence VerDate Sep<11>2014 21:16 Aug 07, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\08AUN1.SGM 08AUN1

Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 151 / Tuesday, August 8, 2017 / Notices 37043 Avenue SW., Washington, DC. Normal In accordance with § 305.3(b)(1), we DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE reading room hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 are providing notice that we have p.m., Monday through Friday, except determined that it is necessary to add Animal and Plant Health Inspection holidays. To be sure someone is there to two new treatments to the PPQ Service help you, please call (202) 799–7039 Treatment Manual: T409–a, a surface [Docket No. APHIS–2016–0038] before coming. spray with deltamethrin 4.75 percent FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. active ingredient to mitigate the risk of Notice of Availability of an Evaluation George Balady, Senior Regulatory Policy Khapra beetle on aircraft; and T409–b– of the Classical Swine Fever Status of Specialist, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River 3, an aerosol spray with ‘1-Shot’ Mexico Road, Unit 133, Riverdale, MD 20737– treatment containing 2 percent d- AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health 1231; (301) 851–2240. phenothrin and 2 percent permethrin to Inspection Service, USDA. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The mitigate the risk of Japanese beetle and ACTION: Notice of availability. regulations in 7 CFR chapter III are other hitchhiking pests, except Khapra intended, among other things, to beetle, on aircraft. SUMMARY: We are advising the public prevent the introduction or To accommodate the addition of that we are proposing to recognize dissemination of plant pests and Mexico as free of classical swine fever, treatment T409–b–3, we have noxious weeds into or within the United subject to conditions in the regulations redesignated treatment schedule T409– States. Under the regulations, certain governing the importation of live swine, plants, fruits, vegetables, and other b as T409–b–1. pork, and pork products from certain articles must be treated before they may The reasons for these additions to the regions into the United States. We are be moved into the United States or treatment manual are described in detail proposing this action based on a risk interstate. The phytosanitary treatments in the treatment evaluation document evaluation that we have prepared in regulations contained in part 305 of 7 (TED) we have prepared to support this connection with this action and that we CFR chapter III (referred to below as the action. The TED may be viewed on the are making available to the public for regulations) set out standards for Regulations.gov Web site or in our review and comment. treatments required in parts 301, 318, reading room (see ADDRESSES above for DATES: We will consider all comments and 319 of 7 CFR chapter III for fruits, instructions for accessing that we receive on or before October 10, vegetables, and other articles. Regulations.gov and information on the 2017. In § 305.2, paragraph (b) states that location and hours of the reading room). ADDRESSES: You may submit comments approved treatment schedules are set You may also request paper copies of by either of the following methods: out in the Plant Protection and the TED by calling or writing to the • Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to Quarantine (PPQ) Treatment Manual.1 person listed under FOR FURTHER http://www.regulations.gov/ Section 305.3 sets out the processes for INFORMATION CONTACT. Please refer to the #!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2016-0038. adding, revising, or removing treatment subject of the TED when requesting • Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: schedules in the PPQ Treatment copies. Send your comment to Docket No. Manual. In that section, paragraph (b) After reviewing the comments we APHIS–2016–0038, Regulatory Analysis sets out the process for adding, revising, receive, we will announce our decision and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station or removing treatment schedules when regarding the new treatment schedules 3A–03.8, 4700 River Road Unit 118, there is an immediate need to make a Riverdale, MD 20737–1238. change. The circumstances in which an described in the TED in a subsequent Supporting documents and any immediate need exists are described in notice. If we do not receive any comments we receive on this docket § 305.3(b)(1). They are: comments, or the comments we receive may be viewed at http:// • PPQ has determined that an do not change our determination that www.regulations.gov/ approved treatment schedule is the proposed changes are effective, we #!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2016-0038 or ineffective at neutralizing the targeted will affirm these changes to the PPQ in our reading room, which is located in plant pest(s). Treatment Manual and make available a Room 1141 of the USDA South • PPQ has determined that, in order new version of the PPQ Treatment Building, 14th Street and Independence to neutralize the targeted plant pest(s), Manual reflecting these changes. If we Avenue SW., Washington, DC. Normal the treatment schedule must be receive comments that cause us to reading room hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 administered using a different process determine that additional changes need p.m., Monday through Friday, except than was previously used. to be made to one or more of the holidays. To be sure someone is there to • PPQ has determined that a new treatment schedules discussed above, help you, please call (202) 799–7039 treatment schedule is effective, based on we will make available a new version of before coming. efficacy data, and that ongoing trade in the PPQ Treatment Manual that reflects FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. a commodity or commodities may be the changes. Chip Wells, Senior Staff Veterinarian, adversely impacted unless the new treatment schedule is approved for use. Authority: 7 U.S.C. 7701–7772 and 7781– Regionalization Evaluation Services, • The use of a treatment schedule is 7786; 21 U.S.C. 136 and 136a; 7 CFR 2.22, National Import Export Services, VS, no longer authorized by the U.S. 2.80, and 371.3. APHIS, USDA, 4700 River Road, Unit 38, Riverdale, MD 20737–1231; asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with NOTICES Environmental Protection Agency or by Done in Washington, DC, this 2nd day of any other Federal entity. Chip.J.Wells@aphis.usda.gov; (301) 851– August 2017. 3317. Michael C. Gregoire, 1 The Treatment Manual is available at http:// SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The www.aphis.usda.gov/import_export/plants/ Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Animal and Plant Health Inspection manuals/index.shtml or by contacting the Animal Inspection Service. Service (APHIS) of the United States and Plant Health Inspection Service, Plant [FR Doc. 2017–16676 Filed 8–7–17; 8:45 am] Protection and Quarantine, Manuals Unit, 92 Department of Agriculture (USDA) Thomas Johnson Drive, Suite 200, Frederick, MD BILLING CODE 3410–10–P regulates the importation of animals and 21702. animal products into the United States VerDate Sep<11>2014 21:16 Aug 07, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\08AUN1.SGM 08AUN1


Document Created: 2017-08-08 00:18:01
Document Modified: 2017-08-08 00:18:01
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of availability and request for comments.
DatesWe will consider all comments that we receive on or before October 10, 2017.
ContactMr. George Balady, Senior Regulatory Policy Specialist, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road, Unit 133, Riverdale, MD 20737-1231; (301) 851-2240.
FR Citation82 FR 37042 
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